Durant tried to conquer the world of micro-blogging and micro-attention spans, but it didn't work, as speculation began that he was a shoo-in for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

"I said, 'Hopefully, I can play' right after that. I made sure I put it in the same tweet so it wouldn't get anybody riled up," he explained. "But I did pass my test and hopefully I'll be able to play this week, like I said."

Durant was supposed to play on Monday Night Football against Chicago, but experienced some concussion symptoms pre-game, so Detroit listed him as inactive, just to be safe.

He didn't practice on Wednesday, despite passing the balance test for the first time since experiencing the head injury. But he wasn't surprised by the exclusion.

"I kind of expected it actually, because there's a protocol we have to go through before we're allowed back on the field, so I didn't expect to practice anyway."

Durant, who only missed one game while healing from a previous concussion, said he has no long-term concerns about the injury and is just trying to be positive.

"I know there's different levels of concussions, and there's really nothing you can do about it," he said, "so I'm trying not to get frustrated about it – try to stay focused in the meetings and focused what I have to do in case I am able to play."